by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 19, 2011 | News
The subject of “calling out the called” is nothing new, but many observers are feeling a new urgency about it. Recent statistics are lacking, but an Alban Institute study in 2000 showed that in several mainline denominational groups, the percentage of...
by Ben Horowitz | Oct 19, 2011 | News
CHATHAM, N.J. (RNS) Nearly two years after the Rev. Edward Hinds was found lying in a pool of blood in the rectory of St. Patrick Church, the troubled janitor charged in his murder is facing trial this week. Jose Feliciano, 66, of Easton, Pa., the church’s former...
by Francis Rocca | Oct 19, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI used a wheeled platform to move up the main aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Sunday (Oct. 16), in what his spokesman said was a measure to “reduce fatigue” on the 84-year-old pope. Instead of walking the more than 300...
by Francis Rocca | Oct 18, 2011 | News
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Roman Catholic priest from Georgia who is on the verge of expulsion from his religious order for advocating for women’s ordination was arrested outside the Vatican on Monday (Oct. 17) and charged with demonstrating without a permit. The Rev. Roy...
by Steve Beaven | Oct 18, 2011 | News
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Black-clad demonstrators gathered outside the Portland satellite branch of a Seattle megachurch on Sunday (Oct. 16) to protest the church’s stance on homosexuality. About 20 protesters lined up outside Mars Hill Church during the congregation’s...
by Al Webb | Oct 18, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) Scores of anti-corporate demonstrators invaded London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday (Oct. 16), but police who tried to stop them were told to leave by church officials. The protesters—who were targeting the global financial system as part of...
